Daniel O’Donnell: He’s Coming to Missouri
You might think of him as a classy Irish tenor; I never have. In five months he’ll own Missouri. Right now he’s touring the northeast and Canada, and then he squeezes in a nationwide tour of Ireland, a tour of Australia and New Zealand, and one of England, before returning to North America and Branson for five weeks of whatever it is that Daniel does.
I’m telling you now because of this great review in the Ottawa Sun for Daniel’s gig last night in Canada. Aside from describing the PBS Hero as a ‘classy Irish tenor’, Dennis Armstrong uses phrases like:
easy-going pops concert • squeaky-clean entertainer • an oldie-but-golden concert • decked out in a powder-blue suit • schtick of the sentimental Irishman • old-fashioned entertainment and family values • painfully sentimental version • sweet and innocent charm • almost too much sincerity
And on describing his duets with Mary Duff:
Between them, holding hands and smiling, the pair resembled the wedding cake couple and posing, always posing for anyone with a camera
And yet the reporter clearly had a good time - as everybody always does when they go to see Daniel - though he didn’t lose his sense of judgment:
Although his stage presence proved unrivalled, O’Donnell’s voice was rather light and thin, it went well with his image and the easy-listening band who seemed to be playing just this side of Las Vegas cheese
Last October one of the highlights of my trip home was sitting alone for hours in the cold under a grey sky at the bus station just outside Monaghan.
Such scenes had sent Patrick Kavanagh to Dublin to cheer up, but I was blissfully happy. Earlier I got the bus from Dublin and on the way the driver played, non-stop, Daniel Live in Branson.
You can see Daniel O’Donnell in Branson at the Tri Lakes Theatre almost every night from Oct 30 - Dec 2
Contact 417 336 0273 (GRPS) 417 336 0261
See Also
• Tap Dancer in Scotland Faster than Celtic Tiger
• Pirate Queen: The Musical
• Irish Show Folk & Weird Celtic Fox
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